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Thunder Pig







Site URL:http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com
Target community:western North Carolina

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:0%
Community members:25%
Students:25%
Aggregate content of others:25%
Others:25%

Site's focus:

Local and State government Meetings

Target audience size:50,000 to 100,000

Year founded:

2005

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:an individual
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/thunder.pig
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/https://twitter.com/#!/ThunderPig
Other media outlets:http://www.youtube.com/thunderpigblog
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?Yes
Business model:For-profit
What are your sources of revenue?
Advertising:Yes
Donors:Yes
Other:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many full-time staffers:0
How many part-time staffers:0
How many volunteers:1
How many students:0

Annual operating budget:

less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information
City:Franklin,
State/Province:NC
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:http://www.facebook.com/thunder.pig

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

Covering news not covered:6
Watchdogging local government and public officials:6
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:3
Helping your community solve problems:4
Empowering community members:5
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:4
Collaborating with local partners:4
Involving community to shape local content:4
Making a profit:4
Being a sustainable operation:4
This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.






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